Usama, Shahid and Hassan are partners in a partnership firm. With an agreement among them, they decided that no partner will have the authority to buy or sell goods above Rs. 20,000 without other partners’ consent. Unaware of this provision (restriction), Ali sold goods worth Rs. 45,000 to Shahid who did not inform (or consult with) other partners. According to Partnership Act, explain whether the partnership firm and its partners are liable to Ali under the circumstances mentioned above.
Partnership Accounting
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings, admission of a new partner, etc.
Partner Admission and Withdrawal
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as a partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings of a partner, etc.
Usama, Shahid and Hassan are partners in a partnership firm. With an agreement among them, they decided that no partner will have the authority to buy or sell goods above Rs. 20,000 without other partners’ consent. Unaware of this provision (restriction), Ali sold goods worth Rs. 45,000 to Shahid who did not inform (or consult with) other partners.
According to Partnership Act, explain whether the partnership firm and its partners are liable to Ali under the circumstances mentioned above.
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